What do Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, Nixon, and George W. Bush have in common? They won another presidential term in the middle of a war. The American voter rarely chooses to change horses in the middle of threats from abroad. There … Continue reading
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The annual budget proposal by the White House is sometimes described as aspirational, since Congress disposes. This time, it would be more accurate to say the Trump budget is closer to sci-fi or fantasy than to economic reality. The president’s … Continue reading
Many years ago, at the peak of the Cold War standoff, I read “Alas, Babylon” which begins with World War III and ends as a Fenimore Cooper tale of frontier survival in a small river town in Florida. It is, … Continue reading